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80-G-425072: Loss of USS Wasp (CV-7), 15 September 1942

80-G-425072: Loss of USS Wasp (CV-7), 15 September 1942. USS Wasp (CV-7) Burning and listing after she was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-19, on 15 September 1942, while operating in the Southwestern Pacific in support of forces on Guadalcanal. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/08/01).
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Caption: Loss of USS Wasp (CV-7), 15 September 1942. USS Wasp (CV-7) Burning and listing after she was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-19, on 15 September 1942, while operating in the Southwestern Pacific in support of forces on Guadalcanal. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2017/08/01).
Accession #: 80-G-425072
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